DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.4 - - 65.2 - - 56.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 35 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 2308 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1867 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3098 - - 3197 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 461 - - 764 - - 1414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 271 - - 196 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 106 - - 111 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -971 - - -897 - - -1104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4070 - - 4094 - - 2040 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9536 - - -8291 - - -10237 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12634 - - 11488 - - 11173 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 74 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.4 - - 65.2 - - 56.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.1 - - 50.7 - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.7 - - 65.0 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.8 - - 49.4 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 35 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 2308 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98546 6 264 5 229 14 294 98546 91166 3 303 9 257 7 307 91166 85432 3 241 7 278 5 327 85432 80676 3 196 3 290 3 306 80676 76600 2 126 1 296 2 251 76600 73015 3 073 1 328 2 067 73015 69771 6 056 2 174 6 011 69771 66786 6 026 6 102 5 357 66786 64021 4 266 4 019 7 058 64021 61337 3 217 8 309 7 010 61337 58547 4 093 5 296 8 305 58547 55666 8 355 6 330 11 300 55666 52925 14 311 12 314 15 313 52925 50458 27 315 17 314 17 315 50458 48240 27 305 15 299 16 304 48240 46223 28 302 20 291 22 310 46223 44387 30 291 22 291 27 295 44387 42716 24 301 20 302 17 311 42716 41173 24 315 21 305 16 337 41173 39723 25 314 20 309 18 333 39723 38345 27 312 20 321 20 328 38345 37004 28 309 23 340 22 339 37004 35633 27 326 25 339 24 340 35633 34205 27 330 24 328 26 337 34205 32721 27 330 25 326 27 331 32721 31166 26 322 24 331 24 329 31166 29531 23 324 22 327 20 320 29531 27818 18 344 17 338 15 333 27818 26029 12 358 13 348 11 353 26029 24164 9 018 9 003 9 009 24164 22223 11 038 10 026 9 023 22223 20194 14 067 11 050 8 060 20194 18078 15 085 9 093 6 094 18078 15927 8 104 6 127 4 122 15927 13863 9 136 10 132 10 127 13863 11993 10 149 10 149 12 141 11993 10332 6 154 6 176 6 151 10332 8855 3 097 4 179 4 153 8855 7546 3 122 5 163 6 160 7546 6387 3 140 6 158 4 156 6387 5365 3 152 4 164 0 139 5365 4468 3 151 4 153 2 146 4468 3680 4*121 4*119 4 135 3680 2981 5*109 4*113 4 132 2981 2366 5 106 4 112 6 103 2366 1855 5 106 4 111 10 088 1855 1463 5 105 4 109 12 083 1463 1194 5 105 4 108 12 081 1194 1030 4 104 4 109 10 079 1030 936 4 104 3 110 5*077 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography